[Chapter-delegates] REMINDER: INVITATION TO JOIN AN ISOC WORKING PARTY ON HADOPI ISSUES

[Christine Runnegar]

Good morning everyone,

This is just a reminder.

If you are interested in joining the Working Party and have not contacted me
as yet, please send me an email at runnegar at isoc.org today.

Best regards,
Christine

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Christine Runnegar
Public Policy Manager
Internet Society
Galerie Jean-Malbuisson 15
CH-1204 Geneva
Switzerland

Tel: +41 22 807 1455
www.isoc.org 



-----Original Message-----
From: Frederic Donck [mailto:donck at isoc.org] 
Sent: 12 June 2009 10:44 AM
To: isoc-members-announce at elists.isoc.org; Delegates Chapter
Cc: Christine Runnegar; Ross Gerard; McNerney Jon; Anne Lord
Subject: INVITATION TO JOIN AN ISOC WORKING PARTY ON HADOPI ISSUES

> Dear ISOC members,
>
> As you are probably aware, the French Parliament recently passed a new 
> law, often described as the HADOPI law, the acronym for the new agency 
> which will be responsible for the controversial 'three-strikes' 
> procedure for Internet copyright infringement. The last step of that 
> procedure involves suspension of Internet access for a period between 
> one month and one year.
>
> This week, the French Constitutional Council declared part of that new 
> law unconstitutional, specifically the part authorising the new 
> government agency (HADOPI) to suspend citizens' access to the Internet 
> because such powers must be exercised by the judiciary. It remains to 
> be seen what will be the French government's response to this 
> decision.
>
> The Internet Society's mission is "to promote the open development, 
> evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of all people 
> throughout the world", and one of its major initiatives is Enabling 
> Access to the Internet.
>
> The French "HADOPI" law and similar proposed laws from other countries 
> raise important questions about Internet access which need to be 
> carefully considered from all angles.
>
> The Public Policy teams invites interested members to join a Working 
> Party to prepare an Internet Society (ISOC) policy paper on the French 
> "HADOPI"
> law and similar laws concerning punitive measures for copyright 
> infringement via the Internet.
>
> The terms of reference for this project are set out in the attached 
> document. If you are interested, would you please send an email to Ms.
> Christine Runnegar, Public Policy Manager, at runnegar at isoc.org by
> 17 June
> 2009.
>
> We look forward to working with you on this issue.

Frederic Donck
Director Public Policy
Internet Society

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